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president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] you can tweet us a comment as well. please use #dnc. a night of stark contrasts drawn by the speakers. we will be back in a few minutes to begin taking your calls. good evening. >> we will begin our reaction to the president of acceptance speech down on the floor. guard steve of euro from denver -- two delegates from denver. what did you hear? i think that is what the president set out to do. the purpose of the week was to show contrast, and it clearly was a fine, very shar
president of the united states. the chair will now make a motion to adjourn. is there a second of all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed? the ayes have it. this is adjourn. god bless the democratic party, and most importantly, god bless the united states of america. racand racks president obama and vice president joe biden accepting the nomination for a second term in office. in a few minutes we will be taking your phone calls. [captioning performed by national captioning institute]...
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that is why i am running for a second term as president of thh united states. united states. we can choose a future where we export more products and outsource to were jobs. after a decade that was defined by what we are out, we are getting back to bases and making things again. the basics and making things again. i have met people who feared they would never build an american car. now, they cannot build thee fast enough. we built an industry that is back on the top of the world. i have worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to america and not because our workers make us pay but because we make better products. because we work harder and smarter than anyone else. i signed a trade agreements that are helping our companies sell more goods to millions of new customers, that are stamped with three prod worlds -- words -- chants usa]sa --- after a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last 2.5 years. -pnow, you have a choice. we can get more tax breaks to corporations that ship jobs overseas. we can give breaks to co
that is why i am running for a second term as president of thh united states. united states. we can choose a future where we export more products and outsource to were jobs. after a decade that was defined by what we are out, we are getting back to bases and making things again. the basics and making things again. i have met people who feared they would never build an american car. now, they cannot build thee fast enough. we built an industry that is back on the top of the world. i have worked...
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my guest tonight, a united states senator representing the great state of indiana. please welcome senator evan bayh. sir, thank you for joining us. [cheers and applause] historic night. huge night for the democratic party. the speech, wow, that was, you know -- you know, that was great. >> i'll take your word for it, jon. >> it's happening later on. >> yeah. >> have you had a chance to spend time with senator bayh? you were also vetted for the vice presidential -- what's your impression? you were obviously a senator clinton supporter, but being considered on the short list of vice presidential candidates. >> i had a chance to spend good quality personal time with barack. when i came home, i told my wife, i said, dear, he's the real deal. he's in this for the right reason, he cares about our country. he says he's a pragmatist, he wants to get things done to help people in their daily lives. this is a guy that will be a great president. >> does he talk like that in private? "evan, i'm a real deal, i'm a pragmatist"? >> we talked about our kids and talked about sports.
my guest tonight, a united states senator representing the great state of indiana. please welcome senator evan bayh. sir, thank you for joining us. [cheers and applause] historic night. huge night for the democratic party. the speech, wow, that was, you know -- you know, that was great. >> i'll take your word for it, jon. >> it's happening later on. >> yeah. >> have you had a chance to spend time with senator bayh? you were also vetted for the vice presidential -- what's...
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we can gut education or we can decide that in the united states of america no child should have her dreams deferred because of a crowded classroom or a crumbling school. no family should have to set aside a college acceptance letter because they don't have the money. no company should have to look for workers overseas because they couldn't find any with the right skills here at home. that's not our future. s not our futu [ cheering and applause ] >> that is not our future. [ cheering and applause ] >> a government has a role in this, but teachers must inspire. principals must lead. parents must instill a thirst for learning and students, you got to do the work. to do the work. and together i promise you we can outeducate and outcompete any nation on earth. on earth. so help me. help me recruit 100,000 math and science teachers within 10 years and improve early childhood education. help give 2 million workers the chance to learn skills that their community college -- at their community college that will lead directly to a job. help us work with colleges and universities to cut in half the g
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states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know this because we have met the woman that he married. jill biden, isn't she great? [applause] when she and michelle got together to support military families, they made this country so proud, and they have made such a great difference for military families across this country. [applause] now, i do have to tell you that i do have one problem with barack obama's choosing joe biden as his vice president, and that was that i never got to serve with him in the united states senate. but i am very proud to be here, to introduce our vice president, a person that i
states senate, to the vice presidency of the united states. [applause] and we all know from his incredible speech last night that he has been side by side with the president's, fighting to make sure that we open the doors of opportunity for all americans, working to create good jobs and to invest in education, to make health care and retirement and schools affordable for everyone. it is what he has fought for his entire career. [applause] and we know joe biden is also a very smart guy. we know...
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madame chair woman, delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> [applause] >> now the first time i addressed this convention in 2004 i was a younger man. a senate candidate from illinois who spoke about hope. not blind optimism not wishful thinking but i hope in the face of difficulty. hope in the face of uncertainty. that faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward even when the odds are great. even when the road is long. eight years later, that hope has been tested. by the cost of war by one of the worst economic crises in history and by political gridlock that has left us wondering whether it's still even possible to tackle the challenges of our time. i know campaigns can seem small, even silly sometimes. trivial things become big distractions, serious issues becomes sound bites, the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising if you are sick of hearing me approve this message believe me so my. am i. when all is said and done, when you pick it up that ballot to vote you will face the clearest choice of any time in a generat
madame chair woman, delegates i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> [applause] >> now the first time i addressed this convention in 2004 i was a younger man. a senate candidate from illinois who spoke about hope. not blind optimism not wishful thinking but i hope in the face of difficulty. hope in the face of uncertainty. that faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward even when the odds are great. even when the road is long. eight years...
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and god bless these united states. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sun coming up over new york city ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] did you know the average person smiles more than 50 times a day? so brighten your smile a healthy way with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only rinse that makes your teeth two shades whiter and two times stronger. ♪ listerine® whitening... power to your mouth. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an
and god bless these united states. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ we take care of our own ♪ wherever this flag's flown ♪ we take care of our own ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sun coming up over new york city ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ]...
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that sent markets soaring across the earth and here in the united states. the dow jumped 244 points that's the highest close for the dow in more than four and a half years. nasdaq added 66 points. it's best quota since november of 2000 they were also lifted by signs that hiring may be picking up. to a seasonally adjusted 65,000. the less volatile four week average picked up to 371,000. adp says u.s. businesses added 201,000 jobs last month. the most since march. the august jobs report is due out tomorrow. >>> a third person died from hunta virus. health officials stay victim was from west virginia and visited the park in june. eight people who visited yosemite this summer have come down with the virus. three have died. seven victims stayed in a specific tent cabin at curly village. one stayed in a high sierra camp. they're warning visitors about possible exposure to the virus. >>> the high school jim is is the scene of this emotional home coming the long wait that ended for one girl with a dad serving over seas. and a popular hamburger chain is feeling the
that sent markets soaring across the earth and here in the united states. the dow jumped 244 points that's the highest close for the dow in more than four and a half years. nasdaq added 66 points. it's best quota since november of 2000 they were also lifted by signs that hiring may be picking up. to a seasonally adjusted 65,000. the less volatile four week average picked up to 371,000. adp says u.s. businesses added 201,000 jobs last month. the most since march. the august jobs report is due...
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violent protest against the united states. at the u.s. kons late in benghazi, at least one american staff member was killed after they stormed the compound and burned it down. looking at the scene, you can hear gunshots going off. the attackers were armed with automatic rifles and grenades. libyan forces stationed there were said to have done little to stop the violence. in egypt, protesters scaled walls destroying the american flag, ripping it to shreds and replacing it with a black, islamic banner. the diplomatic staff had been evacua evacuated. both incidents in reaction to a little known akture movie produced in the u.s. po ridicule the profit mo hammed. the same guy that triggered deadly riots in afghanistan by threatening to burn the koran. the american embassy prepared a statement reading the united states embassy condemns the efforts of misguided individuals to hurt the feelings of muslims. respect for religious beliefs is a corner stone of american democracy. we reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free sp
violent protest against the united states. at the u.s. kons late in benghazi, at least one american staff member was killed after they stormed the compound and burned it down. looking at the scene, you can hear gunshots going off. the attackers were armed with automatic rifles and grenades. libyan forces stationed there were said to have done little to stop the violence. in egypt, protesters scaled walls destroying the american flag, ripping it to shreds and replacing it with a black, islamic...
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the fact of the matter is, the president of the united states happened to be a person who is deeply rooted in god and it is a major important part of him and a reason why i personally came to this president because he expressed that. for the last four years there has been a huge attempt to talk about his faith. this party reflects all viewpoints that is good. we know this is a budget who is drive were by his faith and respects all viewpoints. >>shepard: would it have been, it looks what you are doing is acknowledging the fact that in your, yours is the big tenth party, eightist, arab americans, all different kinds of faith and lack of faith and you acknowledge that by leaving that out. why not just own it. clearly that was happening. >>guest: this is probably the one place in our discussion --. >>shepard: we will not discuss it. >>guest: the reality is, i have had massive number of discussions and we are talking about the economy that the president is running on his record. that is something we spent most of time talking about, the facts we want to move forward on all sorts of different is
the fact of the matter is, the president of the united states happened to be a person who is deeply rooted in god and it is a major important part of him and a reason why i personally came to this president because he expressed that. for the last four years there has been a huge attempt to talk about his faith. this party reflects all viewpoints that is good. we know this is a budget who is drive were by his faith and respects all viewpoints. >>shepard: would it have been, it looks what...
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we need to pull out -- pulled out and the structure money out and bring it back to the united states of america. we need a big bridge near washington, missouri. we need more highways and missouri. we need dam projects on the missouri river. i disagree with that. >> the center mention something about your position on competitive contracts. did you want to respond? >> i believe competitive bidding is a good thing. what you have going in iraq is pretty interesting. you had people who were terrorists. anything anybody did, they would load up or shoot anybody associated with it. -- they would blow it up or shoot anybody associated with it. the attacks on the idea of roads in afghanistan, the big economy and afghanistan is heroin. her win, you can put on a motorcycle -- heroin, you can put on a motorcycle and take somewhere. i have a kid serving in afghanistan. i he a kid almost killed in iraq. i understand the cost of what we are doing. i want to do it in the right way. >> did you want an additional 45 seconds? >>here was nothing about the contract and in iraq that did that require a comp
we need to pull out -- pulled out and the structure money out and bring it back to the united states of america. we need a big bridge near washington, missouri. we need more highways and missouri. we need dam projects on the missouri river. i disagree with that. >> the center mention something about your position on competitive contracts. did you want to respond? >> i believe competitive bidding is a good thing. what you have going in iraq is pretty interesting. you had people who...
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united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of granting women the right to vote. the very first state in the nation to do so. the achievements we have achieved did not come easily. many oppose the advance of women into new roles and responsibilities and even oppose our right to vote. but, working together, we have established our rightful place in our american republic. even today, there are still many battles to be one. mitt romney and paul ryan would have us fighting to defend hold gains all over again. more and more common in this economy, the women are th
united states. we did not teach our daughters that they were second-class citizens. but proposal after proposal, mitt romney and paul ryan at want to make women second-class citizens again. we will not let that happen. [applause] as a fourth generation call rod allen, i believe our western spirit is an inspiration for what makes america great. westerners stand strong in our defense of individual rights and women's equality. [applause] in 2013 colorado will celebrate its 120th anniversary of...
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he would not let it get to the united states congress to vote on. why? because they will not voted for a single solitary reduction in the debt if it includes $1 in new taxes for millionaires. not even one dollar. that is the fact. [audience: boo] i do not need your boos. i need your votes and organization. [cheers and applause] i love how they bleat over the national debt. they are so concerned about it now. mitt romney, when asked if he had a plan to reduce the national debt if it included $10 in reduction of federal spending and $1 in the reduction of the debt, he said no. this is not on the level. these guys are not about to vote to reduce the national debt or have a plan if it requires millionaires to pay a cent. the amazing thing is that they are concerned. what is even more amazing, i watched at their convention, is that they have discovered the middle class. it was like, my god, there's a middle class. there it is. there it is. i never heard those guys use the phrase "middle class" more probably in their whole lives than they did at that conventio
he would not let it get to the united states congress to vote on. why? because they will not voted for a single solitary reduction in the debt if it includes $1 in new taxes for millionaires. not even one dollar. that is the fact. [audience: boo] i do not need your boos. i need your votes and organization. [cheers and applause] i love how they bleat over the national debt. they are so concerned about it now. mitt romney, when asked if he had a plan to reduce the national debt if it included $10...
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and the defense says they may take it all the way to the united states supreme court ... the guilty verdict against peterson was hard to reach. there was one juror who struggled for hours to come to his decision. it was about a motive and whether or not he did it ... ron supalo, of bolingbrook said he was initially against convicting peterson. he said he had a difficult time with the "hearsay" testimony and his understanding of circumstantial evidence. but, after reviewing the case, he sided with the 11 other jurors... five hours into deliberations yesterday. supalo also explained why the jury coordinated their outfits in court. he sais it was purely "something to do" when days turned into weeks in the trial. kathleen savio's niece elizabeth, said she screamed and cried when she learned of the guilty verdict. >>it wasn't just my aunt ... her kids, our kids ... we are all split up the whole family it wasn't us that did that to them it was drew peterson ... she added she now wants to see justice for stacy peterson. drew peterson's attorney joel brodsky, says peterson's sons
and the defense says they may take it all the way to the united states supreme court ... the guilty verdict against peterson was hard to reach. there was one juror who struggled for hours to come to his decision. it was about a motive and whether or not he did it ... ron supalo, of bolingbrook said he was initially against convicting peterson. he said he had a difficult time with the "hearsay" testimony and his understanding of circumstantial evidence. but, after reviewing the case,...
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and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. [cheering] we can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. after a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we are getting back to basics and doing what americans have always done best, we are making things again. i have met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they would never build another american car. and today, they can't build them fast enough because we re-invented a dying auto industry that is back on the top of the world. i have worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to america, not because our workers make less pay but because we make better products, because we work harder and smarter than anyone else. i signed trade agreements that are helping our companies sell more goods to millions of new customer, goods that are stamped with three proud words -- made in america! [cheering] [crowd chanting u-s-a]. >> and after a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last tw
and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. [cheering] we can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. after a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we are getting back to basics and doing what americans have always done best, we are making things again. i have met workers in detroit and toledo who feared they would never build another american car. and today, they can't build them fast enough because we...
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[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new hampshire and iowa. some key battleground states. and moving on to florida. mitt romney is also going to iowa and you have paul ryan going to nevada. it will be a nonstop spread in these battleground states try to take the messages that they try to make in their convention speeches and amplified days. one of the points that obama's campaign manager may from the stage was that in three weeks, early voting starts in iowa. it might seem like it is a couple of months, but this will be a real sprint now and it is going to be -- a lot of excitement at both conventions and they have to translate that and get that mess
[applause] madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> the president accepting his nomination of the democrats here at the time warner cable arena. one last visit to the floor. >> we wanted to move beyond what happened tonight and what vester will happen tomorrow and the next couple of days with the candidates. >> it will be a nonstops brand starting tomorrow. the president and vice president will go to new...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> trust me when i tell you there was not a dry eye in the house after that moment. and by way of introducing my friends here in the booth with us, as you see gabby giffords and her astronaut husband watching on, you know, savannah guthrie is here, david gregory, chuck todd. savannah, as a fellow arizonan, something who knows something of the recovery process for this member of congress, you and i were there in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. the word herculean keeps coming up. >> when you see her walk out there, it was a labored walk but there she is. when you think about what she went through, being shot point blank in the head, it's amazing. from what my impression is of her recovery, to be able to say the pledge of allegiance from memory was an incredible feat of strength. as you mentioned, there really wasn't a dry eye in this room. >> your expectations for this evening? you and i were talking
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> trust me when i tell you there was not a dry eye in the house after that moment. and by way of introducing my friends here in the booth with us, as you see gabby giffords and her astronaut husband watching on, you know, savannah guthrie is here, david gregory, chuck todd. savannah, as a fellow...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that smile on her face, and we have a camera, our own special camera, watching behind the podium. look what happened. she's going off stage, and there waiting for her is her astronaut husband. there he is, mark kelly, former commander and astronaut. what a hug that was. you know, i had a chance to meet with them earlier today because i spent time with her earlier. i think everyone could see, how hard she's been working, how much stronger she is. >> there was so much determination in her face and so much joy when she finished. giving a lot of joy to this crowd, firing them up right now, much like michele obama did two nights ago, president clinton last night, as character witnesses for barack obama, bringing them inside the white house. bailing out the auto companies and here's account he summed that up. >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm here to tell you, but i think you already know, th
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [ cheers and applause ] >> that smile on her face, and we have a camera, our own special camera, watching behind the podium. look what happened. she's going off stage, and there waiting for her is her astronaut husband. there he is, mark kelly, former commander and astronaut. what a hug that was. you know,...
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think of cases that have interpreted the constitution of the united states around equal rights and so when we talk about the importance of the presidency it's certainly about the economic issues of that nature. but this could have impacts for hundreds of years. >> i do have to ask this question. there's going to be 28 women paraded on the stage tonight to talk about the power of the republican party. >> we only have 17% of women in congress. we only have 17 women senators, we only have six governors who are women we still have a very long way to go and when the house of representatives is having a hearing about access to birth control and the first panel is devoid of a woman, women women's voices aren't being heard. >> ifill: thank you both, one of those women is on the floor right now, that's congresswoman nidia valasquez of new york. >> i am proud to speak to you as a hispanic american. as a proud latina and a puerto rican. (cheers and applause) from being the first in my family to attend college to becoming the first latina to chair a full congressional committee in congress, my st
think of cases that have interpreted the constitution of the united states around equal rights and so when we talk about the importance of the presidency it's certainly about the economic issues of that nature. but this could have impacts for hundreds of years. >> i do have to ask this question. there's going to be 28 women paraded on the stage tonight to talk about the power of the republican party. >> we only have 17% of women in congress. we only have 17 women senators, we only...
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to me, being a united states senator would be amazing. >> al: and it is. it is. but it's different now. >> cenk: but it's different. the idea of being on the floor for four or five hours to raise money is horrible. >> al: it is not just the time spent. it is -- you know, the nature of those conversations, you know. everybody handles it in a different way. and you just push back. but they have to push back all the time. i've heard them talk and it's gotten a lot worse since i left the senate. >> bizarre segue maybe. i've always saw three types of fund-raising. the worst is fund-raising for politics. give the money to me so i can be a candidate. just so self-grandizing and egotistical about it. second worse is raising money to make money for other people. invest with me. funds, the whole bit. the best, the one that's pure is raising money for -- they have a distinctly different feel to them and the political fund-raising hands down the worst. >> cenk: some people want something in return for that money. it is not a quid pro quo but it is, to me, it is a very unfort
to me, being a united states senator would be amazing. >> al: and it is. it is. but it's different now. >> cenk: but it's different. the idea of being on the floor for four or five hours to raise money is horrible. >> al: it is not just the time spent. it is -- you know, the nature of those conversations, you know. everybody handles it in a different way. and you just push back. but they have to push back all the time. i've heard them talk and it's gotten a lot worse since i...
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madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. now, the first time i addressed this convention in 2004, i was a younger man. a senate candidate from illinois who spoke about hope. not blind optimism, not wishful thinking, but hope in the face of difficulty. hope in the face of uncertainty. that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward even when the odds are great. even when the road is long. eight years later, that hope has been tested. by the cost of war, by one of the worst economic crises in history and by political gridlock that's left us wondering whether it's still even possible to tackle the challenges of our time. i know campaigns can seem small, even silly sometimes. trivial things become big distractions. serious issues become sound bites. the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. if you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me, so am i. but when all is said and done, when you pick up that ballot to vote, you will face the clearest choice of any time in a gene
madam chairwoman, delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. now, the first time i addressed this convention in 2004, i was a younger man. a senate candidate from illinois who spoke about hope. not blind optimism, not wishful thinking, but hope in the face of difficulty. hope in the face of uncertainty. that dogged faith in the future which has pushed this nation forward even when the odds are great. even when the road is long. eight years later, that hope has been...
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. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ( cheers and applause ) >> gabby! gabby! >> pelley: after all, these conventions are in part a celebration of the american spirit. bob schieffer, the stakes really couldn't be higher for the democrats. there are 62 days until election day. they don't have many more opportunities like this one. >> reporter: well, you know, there's a very small number of americans, according to the polls, who simply have not made up their minds. that's who the president will be aiming this address at tonight. this thing is dead even. very few people in the key battleground states are going to be the ones who decide how this election comes out. that's what this is all about. all of this has been planned for this night, for the president to lay out for the american people where he wants to take the country. over the next four years. >> pelley: norah o'donnell, the cohost of "cbs this morning" is
. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic, for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ( cheers and applause ) >> gabby! gabby! >> pelley: after all, these conventions are in part a celebration of the american spirit. bob schieffer, the stakes really couldn't be higher for the democrats. there are 62 days until election day. they don't have many more opportunities like this one....
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and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you. [cheers and applause] four years ago i stood before you and told you my story, that the brief union of a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas who weren't well off, weren't well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family tone sure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight, because for 232 years, at each mo
and to the next vcht the united states, joe biden, -- vice president of the united states, joe biden, i thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] i am grateful to finish this journey with one the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to conductors on the am trak train he still takes home every night. to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. [cheers and applause] and to malia and sasha. i love you so much and i am so proud of you....
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by the united states. so, that's the idea to drive up their support and financing. >> and jill, this is actually a controversial move and something that some critics say should have happened a long time ago, and why is this so sensitive? >> well, there was a lot of debate within the administrat n administration, and one of the reasons is that in a sense you could argue that this is already being done, because there is an executive order that actually freezes their assets individually for members of the haqqani network, and now it is the entire group. and the fear was that number one the haqqanis are tied on several levels to pakistan's isi, the security organization, and it was fear that it might anger the pakistanis and make the relations between the united states and pakistan even worse. also, they are involved in negotiations to bring hopefully eventually the situation in afghanistan to a close with diplomacy and this by designating them could drive them away. those were the arguments that they didn't w
by the united states. so, that's the idea to drive up their support and financing. >> and jill, this is actually a controversial move and something that some critics say should have happened a long time ago, and why is this so sensitive? >> well, there was a lot of debate within the administrat n administration, and one of the reasons is that in a sense you could argue that this is already being done, because there is an executive order that actually freezes their assets...
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rather it is that i revere the office of the presidency of the united states. [cheers and applause] i will fight to win that office with all my heart and my soul. [cheers and applause] with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. you have summoned me to the highest mission within the gifts of any people. i could not be more proud. better men than i were at hand for this mighty task, and i owe it to you and to them every resource of mind and of strength that i possess to make your deed 20d -- today a good one for our country and for our party. i accept your selection for candidate for vice president. it will strengthen me. in the work that lies ahead for all of us. i know you join me in gratitude and in respect for the brave democrats and the leaders of our generation whose names you have considered here in this convention. whose vigor whose devotion to the republic we love so well has won the respect of countless americans and have enriched our party. [applause] your nomination has not enlarged my capacity. i have been deeply moved by their expressions of
rather it is that i revere the office of the presidency of the united states. [cheers and applause] i will fight to win that office with all my heart and my soul. [cheers and applause] with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. you have summoned me to the highest mission within the gifts of any people. i could not be more proud. better men than i were at hand for this mighty task, and i owe it to you and to them every resource of mind and of strength that i possess to make your deed 20d...
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in the days and months following the nen attacks on the united states. it was a very clear and focused megs to go after those who planned and executed that attack. and i believe our brave men and women who went to afghanistan, very capably fulfilled that mission, frankly in fairly short order. i was in afghanistan in august of 2010, in kabul and at bagram air force base. i met with wisconsin soldiers and -- soldiers and folks in the military from the senior ranks to the tissue to those coming back from forward operating bases. you would be so proud of those men and women, but the mission today this nation building mission, is not the one that was authorized. it is now time for them to come home. >> governor thompson? >> my opponent just, i think, misstated. she said she voted for the sanctions against iran. she voted against the sanctions in 2006, 2009, and 2010 and in august she voted for them because she was running for the united states senate. complete change of heart. in regards to afghanistan, ladies and gentlemen, i got my training from colin powe
in the days and months following the nen attacks on the united states. it was a very clear and focused megs to go after those who planned and executed that attack. and i believe our brave men and women who went to afghanistan, very capably fulfilled that mission, frankly in fairly short order. i was in afghanistan in august of 2010, in kabul and at bagram air force base. i met with wisconsin soldiers and -- soldiers and folks in the military from the senior ranks to the tissue to those coming...
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two out of three times, they will lose the president of the united states. a woman who is running the house and senate and it will have more clarity on the fiscal cliff and they will have just heard the opinion of the american people about how interventionist a water policy officials to be so they can make a more informed decisions about their balance sheet. to deal with the pressing problem -- the unemployment rate, and acceptable downside risks to inflation, but that is holding the bridge until december. >> one of the things was that the defense of the idea that quantitative easing really works. my personal sense had been it worked the first time and less the second time and this diminishing curve -- do they seem to be deemphasizing that? >> i think it has always been clear that the first-round of quantitative easing that came in 2009 was going to be more effective than if you get under more normal times. going back to 2010, he made that point. i don't think this notion that it has been less effective and more recent times that it was in the first round is
two out of three times, they will lose the president of the united states. a woman who is running the house and senate and it will have more clarity on the fiscal cliff and they will have just heard the opinion of the american people about how interventionist a water policy officials to be so they can make a more informed decisions about their balance sheet. to deal with the pressing problem -- the unemployment rate, and acceptable downside risks to inflation, but that is holding the bridge...
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it would be barack obama who has gone on to become president of the united states. john kerry in the role of singing the presidents praises to become the next possible secretary of state. hillary clinton would like to step down and john kerry would like to step up. regardless come the president returning the favor to the man who provided the moment for him. >> we were stretched to the breaking point and ran marching towards a nuclear weapon unchecked and osama bin laden was still plotting. it took president obama to make america bleed like america again. it took president obama to restore our moral authority. it took president obama to ban torture. the president understands that our values don't limit our power. they magnify it. he showed that global leadership is a strategic imperative for america. not a favor that we did other countries, and president obama kept his promises. he promised to end the war in iraq, and he has. and our heroes have come home. he promised to end the war in afghanistan, responsibly, and he is, and our heroes are coming home. he promised t
it would be barack obama who has gone on to become president of the united states. john kerry in the role of singing the presidents praises to become the next possible secretary of state. hillary clinton would like to step down and john kerry would like to step up. regardless come the president returning the favor to the man who provided the moment for him. >> we were stretched to the breaking point and ran marching towards a nuclear weapon unchecked and osama bin laden was still...
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what kind of strategy would help the united states deal with this paradoxical situation? >> well again, good to see you and know that you are still fighting the good fight. it's not easy these days. there is a great variety of militants loose in the land for both countries. some of them in overt linkages with each other, some of them not. but by and large, you know, i do think they have a presumable motive which is bringing down the established order is in both countries. it is a negative motive. i don't see much except in the case of the taliban i want to go back to the bad old days, and i don't see much of a vision for the future except everyone being dead oregon who doesn't think like them -- dead or gone who don't agree with them. since bayh departure in 2007 cut the growth and strengthening of the indigenous tech steny militancy that is as you put it at the pakistan government establishment military and the population, what this tells me, and what i think all three governments are aware of afghanistan, pakistan and the united states is whoa, it's bad out there. it's
what kind of strategy would help the united states deal with this paradoxical situation? >> well again, good to see you and know that you are still fighting the good fight. it's not easy these days. there is a great variety of militants loose in the land for both countries. some of them in overt linkages with each other, some of them not. but by and large, you know, i do think they have a presumable motive which is bringing down the established order is in both countries. it is a negative...
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states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to support for israel. you heard what mitt romney said not that long ago in his acceptance speech in tampa. listen to this one line that he said. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> thrown allies like israel under the bus. so what do you say to romney on the heels of what happened with the jerusalem platform dispute, now this inability to come together for netanyahu and the president to meet what mitt romney is saying, go aled as a strong supporter of israel, what do you say? >> here's what i say. the two biggest threats to israel, are one, a nuclear iran, a
states, and he's not going to meet with the president of the united states. what's going on here? >> well, i think that -- look, prime minister netanyahu can reach the president any time he wants. and my guess is, there are just scheduling difficulties and i wouldn't be surprised if they work something out. >> i wouldn't be surprised either. but it does sort of reenforce this notion, some of israel's supporters have doubts about the president of the united states' commitment to...
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it has been over a year now since the united states killed osama bin laden. the head of the group that attacked us on 9/11. it's a presidential election year. it's a year when one of the wars we launched after 9/11, the one that actually had a connection to 9/11, is a war that's still going on, but the other long war we launched after 9/11 has been ended in iraq. and all of those variables factor into decisions about how we mark this day as americans. but also how our leaders or our would be leaders mark it. how we commemorate 9/11 is a work in progress. we saw today a decision by the white house and the obama campaign to have vice president joe biden mark the day in a way that was not political. it was just about remembering the people who were lost that day and commemorating the sacrifices people have made in this country because of 9/11. while both sides in the presidential campaign suspended their negative ads for the day out of respect for the anniversary, there's no ban on campaigning today. there's no rule about what you can and cannot do. mitt romney
it has been over a year now since the united states killed osama bin laden. the head of the group that attacked us on 9/11. it's a presidential election year. it's a year when one of the wars we launched after 9/11, the one that actually had a connection to 9/11, is a war that's still going on, but the other long war we launched after 9/11 has been ended in iraq. and all of those variables factor into decisions about how we mark this day as americans. but also how our leaders or our would be...
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obama did not get enough experience to be president of the united states. host: now to south carolina, a president obama supporter, dori. caller: what i heard people say really concerns me. i think the president has been very clear on his position. i don't think people are looking at information. i think a lot of them are listening to news programs a lot of times. one of the things that really concerns me, and i don't hear enough about this, i don't want other people telling you about my health and what decisions i have to make for my life and my morality. there is too much conversation from a lot of people in the gop and mitt romney is not an independent thinker. he will not stand up against people who are taking a real hard-line position to the right on those issues. host: were you overly excited -- how would you describe yourself in 2008 when you voted for president obama? excited about his administration? compare that to how you feel now. caller: i was not excited. i was convinced he was the right person, especially when sarah palin was elected as vice
obama did not get enough experience to be president of the united states. host: now to south carolina, a president obama supporter, dori. caller: what i heard people say really concerns me. i think the president has been very clear on his position. i don't think people are looking at information. i think a lot of them are listening to news programs a lot of times. one of the things that really concerns me, and i don't hear enough about this, i don't want other people telling you about my health...
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the united states has not been aggressively dealing with this problem. i had dinner with the president of south sued yachblt he said the only time7$ç you heard from president obama is when he shut town the oil fields and he would -- president obama was upset because there is less oil for the international market. so that is did certainly strike me the wrong way. >> look. we took the lead in liba. no. we led from behind as the president said and let the french and germans take the lead. we're absent from the international stage. and there is what he is talking about is actions in jerking the rug out from under eej the poll.?d+ the president tried to project himselfs a strong leader on the international stage. he's been weak. policy recommendations he came into office on and all of these things fell apart. and he said we're tough with china. real gee? really? you've been tough with china? that seems to escape most of the american people. >> and the he says you don't call russia our number one enemy but this sort of lingering in the background is the fact
the united states has not been aggressively dealing with this problem. i had dinner with the president of south sued yachblt he said the only time7$ç you heard from president obama is when he shut town the oil fields and he would -- president obama was upset because there is less oil for the international market. so that is did certainly strike me the wrong way. >> look. we took the lead in liba. no. we led from behind as the president said and let the french and germans take the lead....
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there is no voter fraud in the united states of america. and i hope the public can come to the conclusion that all of a sudden republicans are moving to do this so there must be a problem and i can tell you there is a problem and that is the fear of a huge turnout and that would put barack obama back in office for four more years. >> thank you so much for staying around the talk to us. we mentioned last night john lewis spoke about this and he told the story of he and a friend being beaten after entering a whites only waiting room in rock hill, south carolina back in 1961. >> a few years ago a man from rock hill inspired by president obama's election came forward. he came to my office in washington and said i am one of the people who beat you. i want to apologize. will you forgive me? i said i accept your apology. he started crying. he gave me a hug. i hugged him back. and we both started crying. this man and i don't want to go back, we don't want to go back. ? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop!
there is no voter fraud in the united states of america. and i hope the public can come to the conclusion that all of a sudden republicans are moving to do this so there must be a problem and i can tell you there is a problem and that is the fear of a huge turnout and that would put barack obama back in office for four more years. >> thank you so much for staying around the talk to us. we mentioned last night john lewis spoke about this and he told the story of he and a friend being...